Classic Sports Card of the Day

1960 Fleer football card of former player and coach Lou Saban. Saban played 4 years with legendary coach Paul Brown’s Cleveland Browns in the old All America Football Conference from 1946 through 1949 as a middle linebacker, and was team captain for the club, which dominated the AAFC. Saban joined the fledgling AFL as head … Read More

This 1958 Topps football card of former NFL quarterback Lamar McHan is a classic example of the “huckabuck” pose used by players on cards of that era. On the card, McHan is shown doing what is a lost art in football today, throwing a “jump pass”, a tactic which shorter QBs used to throw over … Read More

What better sports card to feature on Halloween than a 1968 Topps football card of the ultimate “monster” of the NFL team known as the “Monsters of The Midway”, the Chicago Bears – linebacker Dick Butkus. One of the most feared and intimidating players not only of his era but of all time, Butkus played … Read More

1958 Topps football card of Ted Marchibroda, a quarterback from St. Bonaventure University who played only 4 seasons in the NFL, but had a long, successful coaching career in the league that spanned 25 seasons over 3 decades. He was drafted by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers and played 3 years for them before finishing his … Read More

1973 Opeechee hockey card of former NHL goaltender Roger Crozier, who played 14 seasons in the league, mostly with the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres. Crozier was Rookie of The Year in 1965, and the following season became the first player on the losing team to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Stanley … Read More

1989 Topps football card, courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of former Buffalo Bills’ center Kent Hull, who passed away recently. Hull played 14 seasons of pro football, starting his career in the USFL with the New Jersey Generals, then spending 11 years with the Bills. He anchored the team’s offensive line through one of the most successful … Read More

1979 Topps football card of former Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive back Herman Edwards, who had a solid 10 year career in the NFL, 9 with the Eagles, where he is best known for recovering the fumble and returning it for a touchdown on the play dubbed “The Miracle of The Meadowlands”. After his playing days ended, … Read More

1982 Topps football card of former Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker Jack Lambert. A key member of the “Steel Curtain”  defense that dominated the NFL in the 1970s, Lambert played on 4 Super Bowl-winning teams in his 11 year career. He is considered one of the toughest players in league history, and among the best middle linebackers. … Read More

1984 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ wide receiver Jerry Butler. He was drafted by the Bills in 1979 and had an immediate impact as a dynamic pass catcher with speed and grace. He was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1980 and played his entire eight year career with the Bills, but unfortunately … Read More

1974 Topps football card of the guy now best known as Peyton and Eli’s dad, former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning. Unfortunately for him, Manning was drafted by the Saints to be the franchise “savior” but they were dreadful for the entire 10 years he played for them. In fact, his 26% winning percentage … Read More